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_ Dr. Charles Bernstein, Early Learning Institute, 4251 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, stated that Early Learning Institute (ELI) operates achild-care center on Chabot Drive in Hacienda Busigess Pazk. The facility is full at this time with approximately 115 children in child-caze and an elementary program in two classrooms for approximately 40 children. Dr. Bernstein continued that the grading and underground work for the new building have been completed, the forms and conduits aze being put into the foundation level, and the fou~4dation will be poured shortly thereafter. It would take approximately 12 to 15 Saturdays before thin application is approved and put into effect, at which time majority of the work would be limited to the itterior. Dr. Bernstein added that the school is adding one grade per year and that he has accepked elementary school children in February because he believed the facility would be ready in six montljs. The project is now delayed by five months, and there is no room available for these children. The xwo classrooms will be vacated when the elementary school children move to the new site, leaving rooim for 60 more child-care spaces in the existing facility. He stated that he has a waiting list of 80 Pleasanton residents. Dr. Bernstein stated that no complaints from neighbors about construction days were voiced in any of the Planning Commission or Council meetings. He indicated that his application would imean trading a weekly 6th-day disruption for atwo-to-four-week extension of construction work. Ih addition, his project would be completed by the time other development projects currently in the ',pipeline begin construction. He continued that all the projects azound his site work six days a week and'that what he is asking for is only the fair thing to do. He concluded that allowing him to work a 6th day would have no significant impact on the neighbors but a positive one on the children waiting to be served. Chair Cooper inquired how much of the remaining work could be restricted t4 the interior. Dr. Bernstein replied that there is a considerable amount of interior work to be done. He added that limiting Saturday construction to interior activities is better than nothing and would help compress the time schedule to complete the project sooner. Commissioner Maas asked Dr. Bernstein if he would be able to complete his project two pveeks earlier if he were allowed to work on Saturday. Dr. Bemstein replied that their completion date iit present is the middle of October, and with the additional 12 Saturdays starting in July, the project would be completed by the beginning of October. Mr. Robert Hazding, 3804 Stone Pointe Way, stated that he lives across the street 50 feet from the construction site and handed some photos of the construction to the Commissioners. He ihdicated that at the beginning of the project, a petition opposing the project was passed around the neighborhood and 300 signatures were collected. He pointed out that the project was approved in April 1997, but construction did not start until February 1998. Since that time the neighborhood has been exposed to dust, traffic, and noise. He added that although they aze opposed to the project, they are trying to be good neighbors and are only requesting that the original conditions be adhered to. Planning Commission Minutes Page 16 June 24, 1998